Comments?

The inquisitive Smaller reader may ask... "Ben, why are there no comments on your blog?". Let me explain...

Due to the popularity of this blog since inception, it has been necessary to turn off comments. I have several hundred emails a day to read that alone is enough to manage. Please note however I reserve the right to reenable comments ... randomly... without prior notice.....

Museum of Terrible Snacks

Our office rents space on the second and third floor of a three story office plaza. We have one vending machine for the entire building - and it is the worst. Out of the approximate 50 items I'm interested in zero. Certain popular items when arriving are usually sold out in a few days. Contrary to what one might think, popular items aren't restocked but replace with less popular items.  By now our vending machine is nothing more than a museum of the worst candy and snacks one could imagine.

Make any sense? No... Well thats what I thought, until I though about it from the perspective of the vending machine service agent. He / She must visit several building on a regular schedule to examine what needs refilled. Now what advantage does the service operator have for putting in popular items?? Probably zero. Putting in popular items requires MORE restocking. The owner definitely makes more money, not the service man. The owner is probably too busy with his head up his arse in other businesses to do any type of inventory tracking, so we bear the blow.

Swedish fish anyone?